Feature Playstation Face-Off: Blur vs. Split/Second
Last month saw the release of two hotly anticipated arcade racers
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Shots Show Scary Man Running Around With A Syringe
We've always felt that Assassin's Creed could be darker
News Red Dead Redemption's Free DLC Pack "Outlaws To The End" Hits Playstation 3 On June 23rd
More Red Dead Redemption? We're split in two minds about this - on one hand we're super excited
Review UFC Undisputed 2010 (PlayStation 3)
The sequel to last-year's surprise hit, UFC Undisputed 2010 tunes all that was in the 2009 version and turns it up to eleven
News Digital Foundry Imagine ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus In HD
Eurogamer's tech-blog Digital Foundry have done some pretty amazing work to predict how an HD re-release of ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus might look
News - 2010, Week 22
Saturday5th Jun 2010
Review UFC Undisputed 2010 (PlayStation 3)
The sequel to last-year's surprise hit, UFC Undisputed 2010 tunes all that was in the 2009 version and turns it up to eleven
Naturally the roster has been beefed up, with now over one-hundred fighters to choose from. The gameplay's also been tweaked, with defensive sways now added to heighten the countering strategy during gameplay. It's the career...
News LittleBigPlanet Heavy Rain Costumes Are A Stroke Of Genius
These latest Heavy Rain themed Sackboy outfits are probably the cutest yet
Of the Heavy Rain crew available are: Ethan Mars, Madison Paige, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden, as well as an origami costume. The costumes will cost £4.79 for the bunch, or £1.59 each.</em> Brilliant.
Feature The Obligatory Pre-E3 Playstation Predictions Post - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
E3 is coming and everyone's got their own opinions on what they think's going to be shown
It's the hottest topic of debate in the video games industry right now. Just what are Sony going to show for their range of Playstation platforms? I've dissected the most reasonable estimates I can muster and compiled them into this week's Opinionator post...
News First Red Faction: Armageddon Shots Pop Out, Say "How'd You Do?"
If you haven't yet seen it, check out Red Faction: Armageddon's trailer right through here
Then head off to VG247, who have the first screenshots of the upcoming destuctive shooter from THQ.</em>
News Split/Second, What? Leaked MotorStorm 3 Shots Hit The Net, Blow Our Minds With Awesome!
We all knew it was coming
Here it is. MotorStorm--3 folks, and it looks incredible. Having just reviewed Split/Second, we saw these off-camera shots and thought, "oh, right, that's the end of that then." Sony's racer appears to have an apocalyptic setting which blows away last month's Black Rock title. More off-cam shots through here...
News Red Faction: Armageddon Announced, First Trailer Detonates
THQ's just announced Red Faction: Armageddon via GameTrailers TV
The first trailer reveals the mine-setting of Mars that was teased some time again. Thing is - in those mines there are ancient creature things. And presumably they're seeking blood. Trailer doesn't show much, but Guerrilla was awesome so we've high hopes for this.
News Crysis 2's Debut Reveal Is Not Really Worth Bothering With
A teaser trailer they said
More than twelve-seconds we expected. This Crysis 2 trailer really takes the biscuit. If you're not going to show anything, why bother at all? "Enjoy".
News Vanquish Looks Properly Incredible, Then
Shinji Mikami's Vanquish looks like a Dreamcast launch title
Re-read that statement and then watch the trailer. There's something about the physics, art-direction and even overlying concept that feels very SEGA. It looks awesome too. We're not too interested in the story and stupid voice-acting — but the dude can boost into cover. It's like a...
Friday4th Jun 2010
News Red Dead Redemption's Free DLC Pack "Outlaws To The End" Hits Playstation 3 On June 23rd
More Red Dead Redemption? We're split in two minds about this - on one hand we're super excited
It's more Red Dead Redemption, how could that not be amazing? On the other hand, we're super excited. It's more Red Dead Redemption, how are we supposed to find time to play more Red Dead Redemption? Still, seeing as Rockstar are being lovely and giving...
News Sony Says No To Quality Content Such As "The Chauffeur's Daughter" & "Touch Me"
Were you hoping to get Vivid Video's back-catalogue of adult entertainment on your PS3? Really? Well tough - Sony's said no
One of the world's biggest porno content providers (ok, grow up), has declared that talks with Sony to get a new "adult" section added to the Playstation Video Store directory fell flat pretty early. "We started...
News New Smash Cars Add-On Pack Heading To The Playstation Network
Creat Studios has just dropped us word that there's a new add-on pack for Smash Cars due to go live on the Playstation Network this month
The pack, entitled Smash Cars: Virus Run, will hit the American Playstation Store on June 8th, and the European Store a week later on June 16th. For $2.99 (2.99), the Virus Run pack includes an all new online,...
This game is Hard Corps: Uprising
It's not Contra. But it looks a hell of a lot like Contra. Because, basically it is Contra. Confused? You shouldn't be, come on keep up. The run and gun PSN title is due out this year. It's in development at BlazBlue's developer Arc System Works. That means, if nothing else, you should expect big flashing lights and...
News Here's Your First Fallout: New Vegas Footage (Hint: It Looks Exactly The Same As Fallout 3)
"Fallout: New Vegas," declares IGN's Eric Brudvig, "It's just like Fallout 3
" We sit back, shut off the sound and watch. Yup, it's exactly the same as Fallout 3. That's not a bad thing though, right? Fallout 3 was pretty damn good. But it was also janky, broken and ugly. Oh well, eh? At least Eric Brudvig clarifies by stating, "It's just...
News inFamous 2 Is Official, Sports An All New Cole
GameInformer's website has crumbled under the weight of another Playstation exclusive announcement, but announcement there has been
This time: inFamous 2. And the sequel to Sucker Punch's super-hero escapade is set to get a fresh face too - with protagonist Cole looking somewhat less rugged than his last outing. Early details reveal that the game...
Rumour Dead Space: Extraction Coming To The Playstation Network
Publishers wonder why Wii games don't sell very well
Presumably because they're considered as "downloadable quality" titles elsewhere. Haha - but Nintendo's "loss" (it's not really a loss is it, but it's a good link phrase) is our gain. Or something. That's right - those Dead Space: Extraction rumours are back. Sounds like the...
News Isn't It Time We Stopped Being Jaded About 3D Technology?
Honestly, we feel like we're the only publication on the Internet in support of the 3D movement
Every other publication out there seems to be grappling with the "why" and "how" rather than the base-line concept. Look, we understand as well as everyone else that 3D is going to be expensive, and many (us included) will not be...
News Dead Space 2 Gets Gameplay Reveal Next Week
We told you Geoff Keighley was back in the game didn't we? He's just sent out a Tweet regarding the reveal of Dead Space 2's first gameplay footage next week in GameTrailers' pre-E3 special
Another big game in our pre-e3 special next Fri First real hd gameplay footage from Dead Space 2. The show will also have the first gameplay footage of...
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Trailer Is Probably One Of The Best You're Likely To See
You can have no affinity with the Deus Ex franchise
No excitement for the upcoming title. Even no love for video games at all. But it's impossible to not be excited by this trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which screams high-budget from every inch of its production. The sweeping synth-lines, the wonderful opening, the big spider robot things...
Thursday3rd Jun 2010
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Nuggets Dip Into The Barbeque Sauce
British Playstation mag PSM3 has some of the first details on Ubisoft's upcoming multiplayer Assassin's Creed title, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
CVG's being stingy passing on the details, but apparently yes, the eight-player multiplayer mode will have you silently sneaking around small sub-sections of Italian cities assassinating each other. Will...
News John Daly's ProStroke Golf Gets Playstation Move Support
Publisher O-Games has announced that their upcoming golf 'em up, John Daly's ProStroke Golf, will be getting Playstation Move support when it launches October 1st
Sounds like Move will be the premier experience for golf games, with Move already planned for Tiger Woods '11 and Planet Minigolf. It also makes sense, right? O-Games (and the titular John...
News Thief 4 Almost Certainly Coming To The Playstation 3
A Tweet from the official Playstation Twitter account has all but confirmed that Thief 4 is coming to the Playstation 3
The Tweet, which simply states "Oh Man" before directing to a Thief 4 placeholder page, was posted last night. The placeholder page has been around for a while, and it certainly has been updated. But the Playstation Tweet...
News Def Jam Rapstar Rocks The US On October 5th, UK November 5th. Bounce, Bounce!
Soon you'll be able to do your best Jay-Z impression and rap right into your PS3
Konami's announced that Def Jam Rapstar will hit the US on October 5th, with the UK getting it a month later on November 5th. The UK will be getting an exclusive Tinchy Strider and N-Dubz track - the one with the amazing bass synth. (Tulisa's hot, yo). Other artists...
Rumour Elder Scrolls V Announcement Coming At E3
Bethesda fans - hold onto your hats
If Internet rumours are to be believed, the popular action-RPG studio are readying an announcement of enormous magnitude for this coming E3. How does Elder Scrolls V catch you? The rumour's all a bit higgledy-piggledy - it's true source runs back to Famitsu magazine where they've confirmed that publishers such as...
News Sony: It's Kind Of Hard To Retrofit 3D, Yo
We daresay it is, Mr
Sony. You know, you develop your game in high definition and then you have to render it twice. Difficult. Still, speaking to OPM magazine, Sony's Simon Benson was keen not to rule-out any future updates. Im sure we will [retrofit more games with 3D], as adding 3D to a game can make it a whole new experience, he said...
News Ubisoft Drop Artwork For "Secret" Non-Game Project
Ubisoft's dropped some artwork on their Twitter page for a "secret" non-game project which has "absolutely nothing to do with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"
Narrows things down doesn't it? The artwork's by Grzegorz Domaradzki, who incidentally worked on the cover for Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines.
News Red Dead Redemption Gets Patched Up Next Week
Rockstar's announced over on their website that some tweaks are being made to Red Dead Redemption next week via a patch
Issues with one of the game's bounties, aswell as multiplayer connectivity issues are cited - with fixes for other lesser bugs probably dealt with too. Rockstar's also announced that they'll be releasing some new outfits and Expert...
News Debut Killzone 3 Teaser Trailer Is Super Stylish
Now we remember: Guerrilla Games don't do things by half do they? This Killzone 3 teaser trailer has just reminded us
It's a super-stylish slow-motion video set to creaking music and brutal melee kills. It all looks a bit like a James Bond opening. Moody, stylish and a bit sexy. Check the trailer through here. Give us Killzone 3 now, please.
News New Red Faction Title To Debut On GTTV Tomorrow
Geoff Keighley's doing it again - he's pulling the big exclusive reveals
And this week he's got THQ's anticipated Red Faction sequel to reveal. The show airs in the US tomorrow night, so expect the trailer sometime on Saturday. Interestingly, the next GTTV will also have debut gameplay footage of Crysis 2 and FEAR 3, aswell as some more from...
News Sony Announce Third Annual Playstation Blog Pre-E3 Meetup
While Microsoft's showing the press their Project Natal camera (behind closed doors no less), Sony will be holding their third annual Pre-E3 meet-up
Starting at 5:00PM on Sunday, June 13 in downtown LA, the event will be open to all Playstation fans who RSVP to the Facebook Event invite. In addition to playing games such as Hot Shots (Everybody's)...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 2nd June 2010
Special Offers Until June 9: Wakeboarding HD (was £11
99/14.99 now £6.29/7.99) Numblast (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.39/2.99) Magic Orbz Bundle Pack (was £9.99/12.99 now £5.19/6.49) Magic Orbz Booster Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now £1.19/1.49) Magic Orbz Winter Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now ...
News LEGO Harry Potter Demo Lands In Late June
Harry Potter
In LEGO! How about that? When we read Philosopher's Stone all those years back, we never imagined we'd still be talking about Mr. Potter now. But we are - in LEGO form no less. Let's get to the point: Warner Bros. has a demo for LEGO Harry Potter planned for late June. It would be next week, but unfortunately Microsoft's got exclusive...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Main Campaign Will Not Be Playable In Co-Op
Call Of Duty: Black Ops' campaign will not be playable in co-op according to Treyarch's Mark Lamia
He explained that "single-player is the epic, cinematic, seat-of-your-pants thrill ride that you star in," while the game will offer seperate, more focused co-op modes for up to four players. It's sounding more like Black Ops' co-op mode...
Wednesday2nd Jun 2010
Feature Playstation Face-Off: Blur vs. Split/Second
Last month saw the release of two hotly anticipated arcade racers
Sadly, too much of a good thing can lead to a difficult choice, but worry not, we're here to help. Marking the first of our Playstation face-offs, we take a look at the pros and cons of Bizarre Creations' Blur and Disney Interactive's Split/Second. Blur on Playstation 3 Review -...
News DC Universe Online Gets Pegged With A November Release Date
Could the Playstation MMO revolution be about to explode? For literally years now Sony has promised that they're going to lead the way when it comes to MMO content on the console, but it's yet to happen
However, with Free Realms PS3 already confirmed for E3, and DC Universe Online apparently drawing to a conclusion - maybe it's time to believe...
News Modern Warfare 2's Soundtrack Hits iTunes
Do you like Hans Zimmer? Do you like music scored to the images of guns, explosions and dead bodies? Then Modern Warfare 2's soundtrack - which has just hit iTunes for $9
99 - may very well be your cup of tea. To be fair, it was a pretty good soundtrack.
News American Playstation Store Updates: 1st June 2010
Price Drop Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Permanent Price Drop (now $7
99, original price $9.99)</ul>Downloadable Games Tecmo Bowl Throwback ($9.99) Planet Minigolf ($9.99) Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Bundle ($17.99) PSone Classics N20 Nitrous Oxide ($5.99) Game Demos Planet Minigolf Minis Telegraph Crosswords...
News Indie Title Eufloria Hits The Playstation Network In 2011
Omni Systems' quirky strategy title Eufloria will hit the Playstation Network sometime in 2011
The game has you growing trees from the surface of asteroids which are then set against opponents. The hook though is the game's super-minimalist look and soft, pastel colours. The PSN version will also get some bonus features including improved graphics,...
News Creat Studios Announce Their Next Playstation Network Release, TerRover
The name might be terrible, but Creat Studios games are always good, so it's with some excitement that we've got wind of the company's next PSN game - TerRover
It's a 2D physics-based vehicle side-scroller, which is explained better by IGN's Greg Miller in this hands-on preview. Essentially you control an off-road vehicle through various planets...
News Dylan Jobe To Present Milestone Review To Sony
Sony's going to be checking out the latest playtest of Lightbox Interactive's latest game today
That's according the studio's big-wig Dylan Jobe who Tweeted overnight about being "<span>off to SONY tomorrow for our latest milestone review and playtest. Really happy with the progress this month!"</span>...
News Media Molecule Move To A New House Down The Road
Ever wondered what a development studio looks like in pieces? Well, a bit like this actually
Media Molecule's posted some pictures of their recent office move. They're now located in slightly larger premises up the road from their old place. As far as we're aware, their old office was above a kitchen fitters or something. Don't quote us on that...
News Earthworm Jim HD Looks Particularly Pretty In Motion
GameLoft's released a new trailer for its prettied-up Earthworm Jim HD game which is due sometime in July (after Microsoft's exclusivity dollars run dry)
The game adds in new levels, jet-packs and four-player co-0p. Earthworm Jim was a bit of a classic back in the day, so we're stoked about seeing the franchise return. It does look awfully pretty...
News Arty Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Promo Has Sweeping Orchestral Chords, Fuzzy Video
Oh
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II you say? We remember, that's a video game isn't it? This new footage from Eurogamer shows Subject 1157 awaken to a back-drop of sweeping chords and flash-back sequences. At least that's what we think. We're not totally sure what's going on to be honest. Hey, at least we're upfront about this stuff, right?
Tuesday1st Jun 2010
Blur is the sum of a combination of games
At its very core it is Project Gotham Racing: take to the circuit with semi-sim, semi-arcade car handling and earn "fans" (as opposed to kudos) by racing creatively. But there's much more to Blur than its PGR inspired core. The power-up racing concept is very much a Mario Kart staple, though here...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Shots Show Scary Man Running Around With A Syringe
We've always felt that Assassin's Creed could be darker
We know the games are already fairly nasty as they are, but we wouldn't mind seeing them pass into a more psychologically dark direction. This new screen from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood doesn't really confirm anything like that, but it does show a scary man wearing a mask while sticking a...
News Digital Foundry Imagine ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus In HD
Eurogamer's tech-blog Digital Foundry have done some pretty amazing work to predict how an HD re-release of ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus might look
They're using PC emulation to derive the results, and have a full technical breakdown if that's your bag. Honestly, after watching Shadow Of The Colossus' intro redone with the technique we're more on...
News Joe Danger Brings Stunt, Create & Share To The Playstation Store On June 8th
Hello Games has announced on the American Playstation Blog that the excellent looking Joe Danger is set to debut exclusively on the Playstation Store this coming June 8th
Perfect pre-E3 fodder. Jumping on the "Play Create Share" bandwagon, Hello Games are labelling Joe Danger's level editor as "Stunt Create Share". "Creating...
E3 2010 Tetsuya Nomura To Make An E3 Appearance
Siliconera's reporting, via Shinji Hashimoto, that Tetsuya Nomura - of Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy Versus XIII fame - is set to make an appearance at E3
Of course, that's set message boards alight as to what he'll be doing there. Could it be Final Fantasy Versus XIII? Will he be at Sony or Microsoft's show? We're guessing it won't be the latter as...
Rumour Rockstar Pull Massive E3 Game Announcement
So the source may be Nuts' [NSFW] associate editor (we know, we know) and the comment may be relatively vague, but we guess any Rockstar announcements are a big deal -- moreso when they get pulled
Nuts' Rory Buckeridge wrote on Twitter that "Rockstar have pulled their E3 game launch. Oopsie. Now, it's possible that game could be PS3...
News Transformers: War For Cybertron GameStop Commercial Tugs On The Heartstrings
This Transformers: War For Cybertron commercial says a lot about the game
Firstly, Soundwave is actually a boom-box. Score one to developers High Moon. Secondly, Starscream is a whiny annoying idiot. Score two to developers High Moon. And finally - the ad features Stan Bush's "The Touch". Score three to developers High Moon. Everytime we...
News Red Dead Redemption Holds Onto The UK Charts' Top Spot, Blur & Alpha Protocol Miss Out
Red Dead Redemption's still top of the UK software charts, despite all those shortages
And there should be no real surprise about this - the game's sensational. THQ's UFC Undisputed 2010 managed to debut in second-place, with a slew of familiar titles rounding out the rest of the top ten. Perhaps the bigger story is the absence of Alpha Protocol and...
Rumour David Cage Casting For New Project Called "Horizon"
VG247's reporting this afternoon that Heavy Rain's David Cage is now casting for a new project entitled "Horizon"
According to the website, the game's to be focused on a couple in their twenties. VG247 reports that the plot involves a curious man raised very insularly meeting a free woman who is hesitant to exercise her freedom". Sounds like...
News Stop Worrying: Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Still In Development (Apparently)
"There are no changes on the horizon"
Despite rumours last week that one of the key members of Ubisoft's Beyond Good & Evil 2 team had left, the company's come out to tell Eurogamer that all is well in pig-land. "There are no changes on the horizon," an Ubisoft rep said. Asked if Beyond Good & Evil 2 was still in development the rep simply...
News PSP Favourites Are Outrageous Value, Cost Just $9.99
C'mon - no matter what you think of the PSP, $9
99 for games such as Patapon 2, Loco Roco 2 and Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow are super-bargains. Other "Favourites" include Ape Escape: On The Loose, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo and Twisted Metal: Head On. Sony'll also be offering American gamers a three-game incentive to buy a new PSPgo,...
News MotorStorm 3 Announcement On The Horizon, JET-SKIS PLEASE!?!
Why not make it three out of three, eh? Sony apparently has some goodies saved up for E3 that are bigger than the slew of amazing sequels they have planned for the coming 12 months
We already know about LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3 and (to some degree) inFamous 2. But what else can there be? MotorStorm 3! It's being teased by the folks over at...
News Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Formally Announced By EA
EA and Warner Bros
have announced today that the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows video game will follow the movie's structure of being divided into two parts. The first part will release this Autumn. The final Harry Potter adventure has given us the opportunity to make a darker and more action-oriented game than we have before, says...
Monday31st May 2010
News Did You Just Say There's Going To Be A Play TV, Erm, Sequel?
An interview with Sony Cambridge [conducted by Spong, picked up by TSA] has revealed that there may well be a sequel to Play TV on the horizon
Play TV's essentially a DVR add-on for the PS3, compatible in SCEE regions. But it looks like it might be getting an update in the future. Amongst details for LittleBigPlanet PSP and TV Superstars, Sony...
News Playstation 3 Firmware Update Brings Three-Dee On June 10th
Sony's announced over-night in Japan that, hey, 3D is coming to your Playstation 3
It's coming June 10th to be precise, alongside a slew of updated content. Games supporting the service out of the gates include PAIN, Wipeout HD and Super Stardust HD, the former of which we posted about yesterday. PAIN will require a ¥300 update in Japan, which we...
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